Fontella Bradford
Communications SpecialistAs the Communications Specialist for St. Louis Public Radio, Fontella gets to showcase the award-winning local reporting, original programming and community engagement that make STLPR a beloved regional institution. She studied journalism and fine art at Webster University and has worked for institutions across St. Louis as a journalist, copywriter, editor and project manager.
Fontella was formerly Publications Associate at the Saint Louis Art Museum during the Museum’s expansion. As project manager and editorial support staff, she helped the Design Department produce thousands of new didactics for the Grand Opening in 2013. She’s a native St. Louisan who rather redundantly enjoys reading, writing, painting and public media in her leisure.
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St. Louis Public Radio earned national recognition Sunday, winning a 2024 EPPY Award from Editor & Publisher Magazine, which honors the best in digital news publishing. The station was awarded Best Collaborative Investigative/Enterprise Reporting for its multi-part investigation of St. Louis’ homicide clearance rates, produced in partnership with APM Reports and the Marshall Project. -
St. Louis Public Radio is adding to its coverage of the Missouri Legislature by launching a Statehouse reporting internship in partnership with the River City Journalism Fund. -
She could have said "You belong with me," but Diane Katzman, STLPR board member and owner of Diane Katzman Design, found an incredible use for her recent Hear the Future auction win. -
Meet STLPR’s latest newsroom additions: Education Reporter Hiba Ahmad and Digital Editor Jessica Rogen. Plus, we touch base with STLPR’s photojournalist Brian Munoz, who was recently named the station’s first Visuals Editor. -
A new survey from The Midwest Newsroom and Emerson College Polling Center asked registered voters in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska about measures on Nov. 5 ballots and socio-economic issues. -
St. Louis Public Radio’s NPR Next Generation Radio collaboration introduces participants to a new world of multimedia storytelling with technical skills built over the course of an intensive week with STLPR and NPR staffers. -
STLPR won first place in best newscast, best investigative reporting, best digital presence and best podcast at the Illinois News Broadcasters Association (INBA) 2024 Crystal Mic Awards on Sept. 21. -
St. Louis Public Radio will host The BBC Arts Hour on Tour in St. Louis to showcase local artists for an international broadcast recorded live at UMSL's Touhill Performing Arts Center, Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. -
At a public event near the epicenter of the unrest, NPR Morning Edition host Michel Martin will lead a conversation with panelists and community members that is part reflection but mostly a deep dive into what has — and hasn’t — changed in the last 10 years. -
It’s been 10 years since #Ferguson. To honor that history and reflect on where the St. Louis region is today, St. Louis Public Radio is bringing back the podcast We Live Here for a special season. -
St. Louis Public Radio has won six first place and six second place awards from the Missouri Broadcasters Association, including the first and second place Sunshine Hero Awards for investigative reporting. -
Journalists at St. Louis Public Radio, APM Reports and The Marshall Project partnered on a 5-part investigation breaking down homicide clearance rates in St. Louis.
